Warm Up• Geography Activator: Analyze the

map to the right. In your journal,

examine the changes in boundaries

caused by the French and Indian

War. What formed the western

border of the disputed land? Where

was the border drawn for the

Proclamation of 1763. Which

country ceded land? How did the

size of British Colonial land change

after the war?

StatehoodUnit 3

Week 10In your notebook, title your

notes: French & Indian War

– 10/26/20

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Weekly Standard:Learning Target:

• I can explain the causes of the American Revolution; French and Indian War and the Proclamation of 1763.

SS8H3 Analyze the role of Georgia in the American Revolutionary Era.a. Explain the causes of the American Revolution as they impacted Georgia; include theFrench and Indian War, Proclamation of 1763, and the Stamp Act.

War Breaks Out (not that war . . . Yet!)

• Tensions over land in the colonies

finally come to a head, and war breaks

out between England and France. This

war is known as the Seven Years War

in Europe. It eventually spilled over

into America, as the two countries

dispute over the Ohio River Valley.

The Indians sided with the French;

therefore, it is called the French and

Indian War in America.

Notetaking Skills.

Finding the relevant information

Working Smarter, not harder

• This war was known as the French and Indian War in America because the local Native Americans joinedforces with the French troops.

• They were worried that the British settlers would take over their land.

• In Europe, the war was called the Seven Years’ War.

• Great Britain won the war.

• In the Treaty of Paris 1763, France was forced to give up all of its North American colonies, including Canada and all land west to the Mississippi River.

• Even though the British won the war, the economic cost of the war was incredible and left the country virtually bankrupt.

• The Treaty of Paris 1763 also gave Spanish Florida to England.

• Georgians were happy with this decision because there would be no more Spanish threat to the colony.

• Georgia’s borders were also expanded to the St. Mary’s River to the South, the Mississippi River to the West, and land around Augusta to the North.

• In 1763, King George issued a statement prohibiting colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains.• Colonists who lived there had to pack up and move

back east.

• The Proclamation of 1763 had two goals: to avoid future conflicts with Indians and to maintain and build settlements east of the Appalachian Mountains so settlers would trade with England.

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King George III issued the Proclamation of 1763.

• Much of the land was given to Native Americans to avoid uprisings and violence with the settlers.

• The intent was to stabilize relations between Great Britain and the Native American tribes who lived in the area.

• Because the British were nearly bankrupt from the Seven Years War, they could not afford to fight another costly war with Native Americans over territory.

Proclamation of 1763 –New Colonial Boundaries

• The colonists, many of whom participated in the war in hopes of gaining new land, were extremely upset by the Proclamation of 1763.

• Many frontiersmen ignored the treaty and moved west into areas that are now Kentucky and Tennessee.

Many frontiersmen moved into the Appalachian Mountain region, despite the King’s orders.

• People in Georgia did not share the same reactions to the Proclamation of 1763 as other colonists.

• The colony was relatively small and most colonists were still settled along Georgia’s coastline.

• Also, Georgia gained land and resources from the Spanish after the French and Indian War. • This new land opened up new coastal areas for Georgians to

settle, which was great for trade.

Although a few tribes sided

with the British, most Native

Americans were afraid the

British would settle on their

ancestral lands if they won.

1. In the 1750s, France and

Britain were fighting in

Europe. Tension between

their colonies in the New

World also began to increase.

2. The British Colonists

wanted to take over French

lands to make money in the

fur trade.

Treaty of Paris 1763

• Results: When the war ended, a treaty was signed to make peace… Treaty of Paris 1763.

• France gave up all of its North American colonies.

• Britain got Canada and all the French land east of the Mississippi, except New Orleans.

• Spain got New Orleans and all French territory west of the Mississippi. Spanish Florida was given to England.

NO MORE THREATS FROM THE SOUTH!!

• The Proclamation of 1763 had two main goals:

• To avoid expensive Indian conflicts

• To maintain and build colonial settlements

EAST of the Appalachian Mountains where

settlers would continue to trade with England.

• The provisions of the Proclamation of 1763:

• It forbade colonists from settling

lands west of the Appalachian Mountains and

the colonists who already lived there had

to move back east.

• Much of the land was given to the Indians to

avoid warfare with the settlers.

French and Indian WarContributes to the American Revolution

Effect of the French and IndianWar Impact on the Colonies

Britain needed money to pay off

war debt

Britain began to enforce Navigation

Acts.

British soldiers stayed in the colonies

after the war.

The French were removed from the

Ohio River Valley and the Spanish

were removed from Florida.

Closing

1. England did not care if France had colonies in North America.

2. Spain was England’s biggest rival for dominance in North America.

3. The Indians sided with France in the French and Indian War.

4. Florida became English territory through the Treaty of Paris of 1763.

5. France won the French and Indian War.

6. The French and Indian War was known as the Seven Years War in Europe.

7. France gave up just one colony in the Treaty of Paris.

TRUE/FALSE

Make the FALSE statements TRUE